English poem
O man! how oft thy acts have lied
by John Reade (1826–)
O man! how oft thy acts have lied! Thou crushest those who strive to live, And makest poor pretence to give Fame unto him thou can’st not hide.
More by John Reade
- Man’s passion--madness, hatred, guile
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- Of the shadowy distant ages
- Oh! the day is a weary burden, the night is a restless…
- On a Dead Field-Flower